A review by sistermagpie
Driving Blind by Ray Bradbury

2.0

Not my favorite Bradbury book, obviously. It's an odd read, since it's not Bradbury's usual flat-out fantasy/sci-fi, but also has a lot of his familiar themes and images. I think I just prefer him writing in the fantasy vein full-out. I think to me it almost felt like there was an odd juxtaposition of trying to be "modern" in terms of more realistic subject matter, but winding up still seeming old-fashioned because the characters are. So rather than the characters seeming like they live in Bradbury's own magical world (where Greentown is) they just seem surprisingly dated. Which is perhaps unfair since there's nothing wrong with being born in the early 20th century! It just made for an odd tone for me.